Add an event in the diary

Add an event in the diary

The diary is where all user events, engineer estimates and jobs are organised and viewed.

Anyone who views the diary will be able to see where an engineer is, when he/she should complete a task, and what tasks they have to do at what time.

You can easily add an event to the diary.

Watch a quick video showing you how to add an event

Or read how to add an event

Click Diary on the navigation bar

You can view the diary in different ways by using the tabs on the top right. To add an event to a specific time, it is easier to use the daily and weekly views because they have times of the day on the left of the page. To add an all day event, it is easier to use two weekly or monthly views

Once you have chosen a diary view. You can now select an engineer/date/time for the event.

find the engineer/date/time for the event click on the time you want the event to start,hold the mouse button, drag the mouse to the time you want the event to finish,release the mouse button when you are happy with the time/date/engineer for the event.

If you wish to create a morning or afternoon event click the AM or PM sections at the top of the daily view. To create an all day event, Click, hold, and drag from the top of AM down to the bottom of PM, then release the mouse button

When you release your mouse button a side bar will open on the right of the page. This is where you use the tabs, forms, and drop downs to create your event

Navigate through the tabs across the top of the 'Add new event' side bar

Fill in the form with the relevant information. Click Save and the new event will appear in the diary.

Or continue reading this article to see the different types of events:

Normal - This will allow you to type a description and notes without choosing a property, or template. This means you can use this to remind the engineer of their annual progress meeting, or that they have the afternoon off for example

Estimate - This is the form you will use when adding an estimate to the diary. It will give you all the relevant spaces to put the details the engineer will need

Job - This is the form you will use when adding a job to the diary. It will give you all the relevant spaces to put the details the engineer will need

Fill in the form with the relevant information. Click Save and the new event will appear in the diary